Barrel-cover.



B. J. HANSON.

BARREL COVE I APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22. 1917. 1,267,542. Patented May 28,1918.

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BERNARD J. HANSON, 0F HAYWARD, WISCONSIN.

BARREL-COVER.

Application filed January 22, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERNARD J. Hanson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hayward, in the county of Sawyer, State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Covers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in barrel covers.

One object of the present invention is to provide a simple and cheap device of this character which can be readily applied to the top of a barrel to protect the contents from dust and dirt, and at the same time permit access to the contents of the barrel.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which can be cut or stamped out of a single blank sheet of metal.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of a barrel cover made in accordance with my invention, and shown in connection with a fragment of a barrel.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the cover.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. is a plan view of the blank from which the cover and ring or band are formed.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a portion of the upper end of a barrel, in connection with which my invention is used. Engaged around the upper end of the barrel is a band or ring 11, the ends of which are enlarged, as at 11, and carry the angle members 12 and 13, respectively. The angle member 12 is formed with a smooth bored opening 14, while the angle member 13 is formed with a threaded opening 15. Engaged through the smooth opening and threadedly engaged through the opening 15 is a bolt or screw 16, which has a circumferential flange 17 formed at a point outwardly of the angle Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ma 28, 1918.

Serial No. 143,772. 7

member 12 and bearing thereagainst. A suitable head 18 is provided to be grasped to turn the bolt. Integrally attached to the upper edge of the band or ring, is a seg mental plate 19 which covers the minor portion of the open upper end of the barrel, and formed on the opposite edges of this plate are downturned lugs or wings 20 which are secured to the band by the rivets 21. On the straight edge of the plate are formed four regularly spaced lugs or projections 22 which are adapted to be rolled for the purpose of receiving the pivot or pintle 23. A second segmental plate 2% is provided on its straight edge with three lugs 25, similar to the lugs or projections 22, and adapted to be rolled in like manner, and engaged in alinement with the first rolled lugs and between said lugs. The pintle also passes through these second lugs 25, whereby a hinge is formed so that the plate 24 is capable of being raised and lowered to permit access to the interior of the barrel. Centrally on thecurved edge of the plate 2% there is formed a projection 26 which forms a fingerpiece by means of which the movable cover may be grasped to be raised.

The device is of extremely simple construction, due principally to the fact that the band, and plate portions 19 and 2% are formed from a single blank. It will also be apparent that the device is adapted to be used on a. barrel for the length of time of the retention of the contents, and that when the barrel becomes empty, the cover is removed and placed on a new or full barrel. The device is especially adapted for use in connection with barrels which contain fish, pork, pickles, sugar, or the like, wherein it is desirable, and in some places the law, that the contents be kept protected from dust or dirt. I

A strip of metal 27 is secured at, its ends by the rivets 28, to the movable section 2% of the cover, it being intended that the knife used in cutting pork shall be held thereby by inserting the blade under the strip.

What is claimed is:

A blank for a barrel cover consisting of a body portion including two segments separated by a zigzag line of cut, a narrow strip connected to the center of the curved edge In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, 1n the presence of two wltnesses.

BERNARD J. HANSON.

of one of the segments and having its ends enlarged, said strip extending tangentially to said segment, the ends of the curved edge of the said segment having oppositely extending tabs, the center of the curved edge of the other segment being formed with an outwardly extending tab.

Witnesses H. M. FULEY, HENRY E. ROHLF.

e3 patent he obtained for five cents eaeh, by addressing the flommietiener of Emmett.

Washington, 133 

